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Anatomy Of The Upper Digestive System And Stomach

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Alimentary

Back (Answer)

Pertaining to food or nutrition

#2
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Papillae

Back (Answer)

A small protrusion or process

#3
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Components?

Back (Answer)

Mouth Pharynx Alimentary canal Accessory glands Blood vessels Nerves

#4
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Pharynx

Back (Answer)

Swallowing Skeletal muscle

#5
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Alimentary canal

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Connects from esophagus to anus Enter Canal along body

#6
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Accessory glands

Back (Answer)

Salivary glands Endocrine glands Exocrine glands…pancreas liver Glandular tissue

#7
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Blood vessels

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Hepatic blood circulation Providing oxygen to organs

#8
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Nerves

Back (Answer)

Controls effector tissues Smooth muscle/skeletal muscle/ glands Walls of alimentary canal Esophagus and anus: skeletal In between: both

#9
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Factors involving digestion

Back (Answer)

Physical: chewing grasping mixing Chemical: hcl Naco2 Biological: hormones and enzymes and microbes

#10
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: boundaries

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Dorsal: hard and soft pellet Cadual: entering pharynx Ventral: soft tissue…floor of mouth Lateral/cranial: teeth

#11
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: vestibule

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In front of teeth and lips between teeth and cheeks…in front of cranial boundary Temporary storage, protects mouth cavity proper

#12
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: lips

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Must have muscle tissue Most flexible: horses Least flexible: pigs

#13
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: hard palate

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Non-secreting mucous membrane Lampers: inflammation of raphe

#14
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: tongue composition

Back (Answer)

Smooth and skeletal muscle

#15
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: tongue divisions

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Tip: loose part (grasping) cranial Body: tip to middle (frenulum) Root: most stable (swallowing) caudal

#16
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: tongue papillae

Back (Answer)

Raised area Filiform: tip hairs…no taste receptors Fungiform: sparse…toad spools…taste receptors Valate: body…taste receptors/ serous glands

#17
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: Tongue functions

Back (Answer)

Grasping swallowing Tasting Grooming Food processing Nursing Vocalization

#18
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: salivary glands ( parotid)

Back (Answer)

Exocrine Saliva aids in swallowing Located at jaw Autonomic

#19
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: salivary glands (mandibular)

Back (Answer)

Located on sides of the mandible Duct directs toward lower jaw

#20
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: salivary glands (sublingual)

Back (Answer)

Located under tongue along body of nerve

#21
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Anatomy of upper digestive system: teeth (substance)

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Consists of body and root; crown is portion above the gum line. Approx 95% of the tooth development takes place prior to tooth eruption

#22
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Teeth-dentine

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Formed by inward movement of odontoblasts; contains the pulp cavity When pulp cavity is exposed., it fills in with secondary dentine

#23
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Teeth- enamel

Back (Answer)

Outside covering; hardest substance; formed by outward growth of enamelblasts; covered by cuticle

#24
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Teeth- cement

Back (Answer)

Formed by cementoblasts; outer covering turns black when stained with mucus and grass juice